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Out of Africa: UW Bothell prof authors ‘Selling the Serengeti’
In his new book, “Selling the Serengeti,” University of Washington Bothell Associate Professor Benjamin Gardner studies the influence of safari tourism – ecotourism or big-game hunting -- on land rights, market forces and the Maasai culture in Tanzania.
February 19, 2016
UW Bothell leaders win engineering awards
Two University of Washington Bothell leaders have been honored by the Puget Sound Engineering Council as top talents in the region. Elaine Scott, dean of the School of STEM, and Wendy Lawrence, a UW Bothell advisory board member, received their awards at a banquet at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on February 13. Scott was named 2016 Academic Engineer of the Year and veteran astronaut Lawrence was recognized for her many contributions to education.
February 19, 2016
Student finds UW Bothell a place to start again
Amanda Morgan was a high-school dropout who fled an abusive marriage. But has re-invented herself, thanks to her own initiative and the help of UW Bothell professors. Morgan expects to graduate in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in biology. She hopes to eventually earn a Ph.D. with the goal of understanding and treating neurobiological brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
February 19, 2016
CSPAN crew records UW Bothell African-American history class
A CSPAN crew was on the University of Washington Bothell campus Thursday to film Dan Berger's Introduction to African-American Studies class.
February 18, 2016
Support for first-gen students
The University of Washington Bothell is home to a diverse body of students and for many, they are the first in their families to attend college. A first generation college student is a student whose parent(s)/legal guardians have not completed a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university and are the first in their immediate family to attend a college or university.
February 12, 2016
Studying Race and gender in People magazine
With the support of a Mary Gates Scholarship, Kelsey Bolinger has been able to devote more time pursuing her project of interest on the depiction of race and gender in popular magazines
February 12, 2016
Busting science myths
First-year UW Bothell STEM students recorded their own myth-busting videos and presented them on a big Imax screen at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. The students also engaged the center’s Discovery Corps of high school interns in thinking about the transition to college.
February 12, 2016
UW Bothell No. 3 on Money’s list of 25 great colleges for science
In a new report from Money magazine, the University of Washington Bothell is ranked No. 3 in a national list of 25 great colleges for aspiring scientists and engineers.
February 10, 2016
Social justice and transgender women
Transgender women of color should be at the center of movements for social justice, says Kari Lerum, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of IAS. Lerum presents at the Research in Progress seminar Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. at LB1-205.
February 8, 2016
UW Bothell introduces Native American students to college
Of the many University of Washington Bothell students from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds, some learned about the university from recruiting events such as Friday’s RAIN at Mobius Hall.
February 5, 2016
UW Bothell undergraduate research ‘incredibly valuable’
A successful research project by UW Bothell undergraduates has spawned two student internships and a continuing relationship between the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and the King County Department of Information Technology.
February 5, 2016
Roberts collaborates with Macklemore
School of IAS faculty member Georgia Roberts is a community collaborator on the new song from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis called “White Privilege II.” The song has sparked conversation and criticism in the music industry and right here on our campus.
February 5, 2016